cymbidium

American  

[sim-bid-ee-uhm] / sɪmˈbɪd i əm /

noun

1. any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

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cymbidium British  

/ sɪmˈbɪdɪəm /

noun

1. a genus, Cymbidium , of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

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Etymology

Origin of cymbidium

1799; < New Latin < Greek kýmb ( ē ) ( cymbiform ) + -idion -idium

Example Sentences

If you like cymbidiums — I find the blooms lost in the thicket of their upright leaves — they are happy to spend the summers outside in the shade.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Obama likes cymbidium orchids and looser, garden-style flower arrangements, less formal than in previous administrations and sometimes more dramatic.

From New York Times

Not so common but larger and handsomer than the dendrobiums are the cymbidiums, of which there are sixteen different species, usually with long grassy leaves and many-flowered drooping racemes with large handsome flowers.

From Project Gutenberg